Railway Collection (page 97)

Empire State Express crossing Salina Street, Syracuse, New York

Exterior view, entrance to Victoria Station, London
Exterior view of the entrance to Victoria Station, London. circa 1912

Railway workers stop for a group photograph

Railway with supplies for British troops, WW1
A railway train bringing supplies for British troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German and Austrian troops setting off for WW1
German and Austrian troops setting off with great optimism and enthusiasm at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 1914

Perth, Caledonian Greyback LMS 14649
Perth, Caledonian " Greyback " LMS 14649. Date: early 1930s

Railway construction, Western Front, France, WW1
Broad gauge railway construction by British soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are seen here building an embankment. Date: circa 1916

Purification of water, Western Front, France, WW1
The purification of water by British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons were removed and the water was sterilised

Development of French Africa by G. H. Davis
The vast economic development of French Africa: roads and communications from Algeria to Congo. A contour map of French African possessions under Allied control at this stage of the Second World War

The Egyptian railway terminus at Alexandria, 1858. Date: 1858

Chinese bridge bombed
A bridge near Canton is bombed by Japanese aircraft. The bridge carried the railway from Canton to Wuchang, near Nanking. Date: November 1937

New Tube Railway for Mail by G H Davis
A diagram giving the details of the post office tube between Paddington and Whitechapel, built at the time at a cost of 1, 500, 000

Interior of carriage where Armistice signed, France, WW1
Interior of Marshal Fochs railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne, France, where the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 to end the First World War

Advert for British Railways 1943
The ever rising tide. War production is rising like the tide and the need for rail transport rises with it. But this increase in traffic is only one of the Railways many wartime loads

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Main facade of Leipzig Station, Germany
View of the main facade of Leipzig railway station, Germany. Date: circa 1914

View inside Cannon Street Station, London, showing trains waiting to depart, but very few passengers in evidence. Date: circa 1940

Howitzers being unloaded at a railway station, 1939
Station porters at a small country station at an undisclosed location in Britain, unloading heavy calibre howitzers from railway trucks. Date: 1939

Calton Hill, Edinburgh Scotland Date: late 19th century

Poster design for Southern Pacific railway, Golden State Limited, showing people heading for the train with their luggage. Date: 20th century

Poster design for Southern Pacific travel
Poster design for Southern Pacific railway travel, with the Big Trees of California as a tourist attraction. Showing a group of people on horseback who have just ridden through an archway at the base

London Victoria Train Station in 1902. Exterior view. Date: C. 1902

Southern steam engine with trucks
A Southern steam engine with trucks attached

LNER steam engine outside a station
An LNER (London & North Eastern) steam engine (named City of Kingston upon Hull) with tender and carriages attached, on a railway track just outside a station

Steam engine with carriage in railway station
A steam engine with a passenger carriage attached, in a railway station

Two LNER steam engines
Two LNER (London & North Eastern) steam engines on a railway track alongside a building

Southern steam engine in a station
A Southern steam engine with carriages attached, standing in a railway station

Steam engine in a smoky atmosphere
Steam engine and tender in a smoky, polluted atmosphere

Steam engine on a railway track
Steam engine and tender on a railway track

Great Western steam engine
A Great Western steam engine on a railway track, with tender and trucks

M&GN steam engine
An M&GN (Midland and Great Northern) steam engine with tender, and a man alongside with a wheelbarrow

LMS steam engine and carriages
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine pulling carriages. Date: circa 1930s

Steam engine at side of building
Steam engine with lifting equipment on a railway track at the side of a building

Steam engine in a station

LMS steam engine
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine on a railway track

Flying Scotsman in a railway station
The famous Flying Scotsman steam locomotive in a railway station

LNER steam engine
An LNER (London & North Eastern) steam engine on a railway track

Two women at a railway station, South London
Two young women at a railway station in South London. An advertisement on the opposite platform is for property, houses of character for 745 freehold

Holidaymakers painting a railway carriage
A group of holidaymakers painting a railway carriage which appears to have been converted into a caravan-style holiday home

Group of holidaymakers
A group of six holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Large group of holidaymakers
A large group of holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Group of five smiling holidaymakers
A group of five smiling holidaymakers. They appear to be in front of a caravan adapted from an old railway carriage

Little boy playing with his toys
A little boy playing with his toys and riding a hobby horse

Steam train travelling at high speed through a station

View inside Waterloo Station, London, with passengers coming and going. Probably taken in mid-afternoon. Date: circa 1930s

Street scene outside Victoria Station, London, viewed from above. Date: circa 1930s

View of trains leaving London Bridge Station
View of trains leaving Platforms 9 and 10 of London Bridge Station, with passenger carriages on the left, and cargo trucks on the right. Date: 20th century

Aerial view of trains near Grand Central Station, New York
Aerial view of steam trains just outside Grand Central Station, New York, USA. Date: 1906

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